Apparatus for treating paraffin



June 9, 1931. H. MAcoMBl-:R 1,809,130

APPARATUS FOR TREATING PARAFFIN- Filed May 13, 192s 2 sheets-sheet 1June 9, 1931. L. H. MAc'zoMBI-:R 1,809,130

APPARATUS FOR TREATING PARAFFIN Filed May 15, 1929 2 sneets4sheet 2fromme-fighterFigi;

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soft 'orf amorphous Waxeg -1 ly reduces labor and'wa'ste. hf

purposewhicliis 'oflarge eapgeity :find great-'f' f of myinventiony.Will'defmitely agppear .froiin l@ Y the description tof fol defined inthefclaims."

infentiori'is clearly lillustruted intheuoooui-F vorf lessconventionally.' f

Fig. f6" is ai fragmjentary`j perspective y f Y grovided-with afhead atyfolie-end,fthellezrd eil-1g' seouredforready detachmentbythe der. Tothe Aotlierifendfoff'the filter chaliber Y I secure' the plungercylinder7g therylinder :md lilter chamber-being providedgwithyabuti@y Thepiungerii iS-Ofsubstantiai length and' isgyprovided Withyp'ackirigs 1 2and 13 atfits ends. The details of 'the' plunger; -lio izvever`,

forth no part of my fpre'serlt inventiong VTheI plunger is' actuated inithe ferrilood imeiitjillus,v i trated'ggloyv iuidfuiider"pressure,` theinlet-` pipe y l. chamber j v ofthe lter chamber. The; urainfol-diS-f.fehu'rge pipe;SOis` 'f provided With-1 a1 value-131.' The,Steamfiuletpipe-JSQ islv :provided Y withaf f `added thereto. Afterthorough mixing lthi un. 'vaivedpipe-1s.;- 'iiisposeu long@dimlyyWithinpthe ilterfchumber sa.;pluralityT ofj fztbrioficoverings .20',preferablylfofi strong churgetrough 24.

V5wre-fzileoniifioulited 'oii Withirrthe'se pipes ,to discharge attheinner .jr endsy thereoif` Thepipe'siiQ'have/discharge "7.9

i'sheated'and viiuphthu'in Ysuitable -quantitiee `m'tterifall isintroduced ih toi the v`filter "chain .plunger it() be dischargedtherefrom.'V The discharge is suitably treated to recover thenapll'thaand l the oilsA and amorphous waxes may be further i treated. l

.To prevent ing the filling and cooling I provide closure Vbars 37,adapte-d toiremovably fit Within the Vfilter pipes gse'f; thatA they.are effectively pluggedand the openings therein closed.` These" filterpipes "are provided with end -pieces 38 at their outer ends'and arethreadedat39fto be threaded into the couplings 40 onV `fthe-outer endsof thefilter pipes; i"

p Withthe parts thus arrangedtheoperation` of the lapparatus is asfollows:

, f Assuming that thevplunger has `been Vre- 1 turned to itsinitialorvouter position and the andlmay `vlabor. Y c l-I have'not attempted toillustrate andrde-l VYwhich I contemplate as it is believed that this y,disclosurevvill .enable those'rskille-d in theart to vembodyforadaptfthefsame asmay-v be de-` VtersPatentfis: A,g Y

" i 1.; In a ,1 structure fof@ the class-described,

closureV bars inserted inthe `filter pipes, jthe the ffilterpipes.; Vhenthis has been completedfsteamis admited to the heating coils, yltmelt,the` paraffinr` which is drawnpff f 3o through the pipe 30. Y Y(My apparatus isefficient, of large capacity be operated with a Yminimum`of `scribe certainmodifications and adaptations f Having thusfdescribedinvention What desire to secureby Leti. 'v the' combination ofa'cylindrical filter cham.-

ber provided with ahead at one end, a plunger cylinder{opening'tol theoppositeVv end of said v yf,filterchamber and constituting an extensionc therefor, .Qajlplunger Within lsaid .cylinder y fa plurality i ofperforated filter pipes pro-l vided vvith fabricicoverings:disposedlongis tudinally'of Said filter chamber an'djmounted 0n said-'head toVVdischarge on the outside thereof, c a` ,foran'iinated support for thejyinner ends-'of said lilterpipes disposed transversely VWithinv `said,filter chamber, closure bars re- 'movablyfinsertable into said filterpipes at #their open outer end'sfto constituteV closures Yfforftheperforations ofthe ltefr. pipes,n said gbars being threadedinto'the outer ends of saidffiltervpipes., f,

i 152. "Ina structure of the `classrdescribed, ,the 1combination' of a,cylindricalfilter chambery providedfvvithjaAheadat one end, a .plungerig', cylinder opening to the opposite end ofsaid Vfilter chamber andconstituting an extension clogging of the lter pipes dur-l recenseVtherefor, a plunger Within said cylinder, a plurality of perforatedfilter pipes provided With fabric coverings disposed longitudinally ofsaid filter chamber and mounted on said head to dischargeon thel outsidethereof, cooling pipes disposed centrally and longitudinally of saidfilter chamber. and mounted on said head, closure bars removablyinsertable into said filter pipes at their open outer ends to constituteclosures for the perforations of the filter pipes, sai'dbars beingthreaded into the outer ends ofsaid filter pipes, and a spraypipedisposed longitudinally abovesaid filter chamberand cylinder todischarge therefrom.

' In am''structure" of the class described, the combination ofacylindrical filter chamber providedv With ya headfat oneend, av plungercylinderopening tothe opposite endof said filter chamberand,constitutingan ex-` tension therefor,.a plunger Within said cylinder, ay pluralityof perforated filter pipes provided with fabric lcoveringsdisposedlongitudinally of said filter chamber and mountedron said headto discharge on theoutside thereof, and closurenbars removablyinsertable into said filter pipes at their open outer Y endsto.vconstitute ,closures for the perforations -of the filterpipes,said,bars being: threaded. into theouter ends` of said filter:

pipes. v v ,Y

' 4. In a structure vof the class described, the combination ofa'cylindrical filter chambe'rprovided with a head at one end, a plunger.cylinder openingto the opposite end of saidfilter chamberandconstituting an extensiontherefor, a plungervvithinV said cylinder, aplurality 4of perforated. filterV pipes provided Withfabric coveringsdisposedlongitudinally ofsaid filter chamber and Vmounted on said headto'discharge on the'outside thereof, cooling pipesdisposed centrallyand,

lcngitudinallyvofrsaid filter chamber 'and vmounted onlsaid head, aforaminated support forthe'inner ends-ofsaidffilter and cooling pipesvdisposed transversely Within said filter chamber, means for heatingsaid filterv chamber, and a sprayl pipe disposed longitudinallyabovesaid ilterchamber and cylinder to discharge thereon; Y

. 5. `In a structure `.of the class described, the combination of a`cylindrical filter chamber provided'vvith ahead at one end, a plungercylinder opening tof thejoppositegend of said filter chamber' andconstituting an extension therefor, a plungenwithin said cylinder, aplurality of perforated vfilter pipes provided with fabric coveringsdisposed longitudinally of saidlter chamber land mounted onrsaid head todischarge on the outside thereof, coolingpipesV disposed centrallyandjlongitudi-V f n a, structureof".deeerilieditnel.' i"

combination ,of 4a,1:.Cylindricalli filter ehalmber cylinder opening tothe opposite end .of y saidy e filter. 'chamber' andConstituting.Vaniextension therefor, a plunger Within saaidvcylinder; a

plurality of perforatedifilter pipes provided .n Y

With fabriecoverings disposed longitudnagllyf n Y y* of ksaid lterchamber'andmnntedonfslid headl to dis'chargeron 'the 'out'sidefthereoffa i. l I

f foranninace'd'supportforthe'V inner ends off said filterandcoolingpip'es disposed trans-` f p Versely Withinsad'ilter chamber, andVmeans l v for heating said lterr chamber.

In Witness*whereofl I have'hereunto setmly.- '5

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